Buckle-fastening.



E. M. CHAPMAN.

BUCKLE FASTENING.

AFN-NATION FILED 001*. 23, 1907.

973,918, Patented 0013.25, 1910.

WITNESSES: INVENTUR Anna) Q5. 2%LW ATTORNEIY ELEANOR MOORE CHAPMAN, 0F DALLAS, TEXAS.

BUCKLE-FASTENING.

Specification or Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 25, 1910.

Application flled october 28, 1907. Serial No. 398,85?

i minim.

To all whom it may concern.

Be it knownthat l. ELEANOR M. CHAP- MAN, citizen of the Uhitcd States, residing at Dallas, in the county of Dallas and State .of Texas, have invented certain new and 1 may be readily removed so that when it is applied to washable garments it can be removed when the same are washed, thus preserving not only the elastic, but preventing the buckle from rusting. and avoiding other detrimental results.

It is understood that in washin garments they are generally boiled, which r. estroys the rubber in the elastic strip, making it necessary to replace the same before the garment can be again worn.

It is therefore one of the features of my invention to overcome this undesirable construction.

Finally, the object of my invention is to provide a device of the character described, that will be durable, eflicient, simple and incx ensive to make.

v. ith the above and other objects in view, the invention has relation to certain novel features an example of which is described in the following specification and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein:

Figure 1 is a view of a portion of one of the legs of a pair of trousers showing my invention applied to the knee band, and ig. 2 is a horizontal sectional view taken on the line X-X of Fig. 1.

In the drawings I have shown my invention applied to the knee band of a pair of trousers, the numeral 1 indicating the lower end of one of the legs; it being understood that the fastening is applied to both legs. While I have thus shown my invention it is obvious that it could be ap lied to other garments and to other parts 0 the same.

2 indicates the usual knee band, which has a projecting flap 3 at the usual vent 4. v This fla p is adapted to be en aged with the buckle hereinafter describe On the band 2 opposite the fla 3 and some distance from the vent 4, an or inary button 5 is sewed or otherwisesecured to the central portion or" said band. This button receives a tab 6 hav ing a suitable button-hole 7 through which the button is passed. A short strip of elastic 8 is looped about a suitable buckle 9 and has its free ends firmly secured into adjacent end of tab 6. It is obvious that by simply disengaging the tab from the button, the elastic and the buckle being supported there" from, are readily removed from the knee band and as easily applied. Thus when. it is desired to wash the garment, it is merely necessary to unbutton the tab and remove the buckle and elastic. This is not. only a. great convenience, but a great. saving at time, labor and expense as it is ditiirult "'1 renew and pro erly position the bucltlr elastic where he same are permanentl tached to the garment. It also renders; the garment much easier to wash and iron.

It is to be understood that the flap or tongue 3 is engaged with the buckle and may be drawn up so as to make the gar ment fit properly about the leg of the \warsrv the vent 4 per'mittin I theband 2 to overis A great many ma ers of boys knee trousers omit the elastic from the same on a? count of its inconvenience when perms nently attached to the garment, as herein set forth. The elastic is necessary as where the band is drawn tight about the log, it tends to retard the pro er circulation, thus be coming detrimcnta What I claim. is:

In a device of the character described, the combination with a trousers leg having a slit in the lower portion thereof, of a-knec band extending around the lower extremity of the leg. one extremity thereof projecting some distance beyond the slit forming a tub. a button attached to the knee-band, a cloth tab, rovided with a button hole to receive said utton, an elastic strip forming a loop its extremities being attached to the last named tab, and a buckle through which the elastic strip passes, ada ted to be attached to the first named ta substantially as shown.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

ELEANOR MOORE CHAPMAN.

Witnesses:

E. V. HABow'AY, M. Hmrnx.

LOO 

